Chauncey Billups

Lost among the LeBron vs. Steph story line, the "starved franchise" theme of Cleveland vs. Golden State, and the melancholy Kyrie Irving injury is the unusual cross-section of coaches in the NBA Finals. The Warriors could take a 2-0 series lead Sunday against LeBron James and, um, whoever's left on Cleveland, soon becoming champs for the first time in forever with several coaching mini-plots. It's been an unbelievable ride for the Warriors' Steve Kerr, but what about his predecessor required to analyze unimaginably successful Warriors games in front of massive Finals audiences? There's also the guy across from Kerr, David Blatt, the somewhat embattled...

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